AAPM Give Its’ Response to CT Dose Issue – The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has issued a response to the recent publicity regarding CT dose and its’ contribution in 15,000 deaths.

Cedars-Sinai & GE in Class Action Suit Over CT Doses – A class action suit has been filed as a result of ~200 patients being exposed to 3-4 Gy from brain perfusion CT Studies. It is suggested that a preset protocol was changed, possibly pitch to 0.125 to result in this level of dose. 10/20/09

Chalk River Repair Estimate $70M – AECL has estimate the repair bill for the shuttered 52 year old reactor to be $70M over and above the $120M annual operating costs. The federal government has yet to approve the expenditure. 10/19/09

Netherlands Plans to Replace Petten Reactor – The government of the Netherlands has proposed that a new reactor be built to replace the 40 year old Petten reactor. The new reactor would come online in 2015. 10/13/09

ACMUI Opposes Medical Event Language – The NRC’s Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes is in opposition to the NRC’s proposed rule language concerning the classification as a Medical Event when a written directive is required but not provided.

Univ. of Missouri Reactor Expansion for Mo-99 – A $40M production facility expansion is planned to produce 50% of the nations demand of Mo-99 within four(4) years.